The eldest princess looked at the weather outside in confusion.
She really didn't pay attention to these problems. If this was the case, then the world would really be in chaos.
"Go and ask all the stewards of Zhuangzi to come see me."
"Yes, Master."
"Go to Qintianjian again and ask about the weather."
"Yes, Master."
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The eldest princess stood in the yard for a long time, and she seemed to have no feeling at all when the cold wind hit her face.
It is true that there is little rain in the north, and it rarely rains after winter in previous years, but it has never rained like this.
That young master came from the south. This time he brought so many pearls and only wanted gold, which means that he had already noticed this situation.
Gold in troubled times and jade in prosperous times, this is a truth that everyone understands.
As she thought about it, the eldest princess felt her whole body tightening.
Look at this world, the emperor's brother has become more and more famous in recent years, but he has never really done anything for the people.
If there is really a severe drought this year, their army may suffer a disaster.
The people from Zhuangzi came very quickly, and the news from Qintian Prison was also sent over. The news the eldest princess got from them was the same, it had never rained, and the Qintian Prison also said that the future would be very good.
It will be like this for a long time.
If this is the case, this year's spring plowing will be affected.
The eldest princess can only start to actively deal with it. She will sell these pearls as soon as possible as the young master said, and first receive the gold and silver in her own hands. At the same time, she has to quickly hoard food.
It's just that she has to do these things more secretly. After all, she is still a businessman, and this world is not hers. She only needs to ensure that the people under her will not be affected.
In fact, her thinking is not wrong. There is really only so much she can do. Being alone and in such a status, she has to make plans for herself.
In the next few days, the eldest princess was constantly struggling, but Fenglai Pavilion was not idle these days. After receiving the order from the eldest princess, they began to work hard, and all kinds of pearl jewelry were pushed out.
However, due to time constraints they could only do the simplest ones.
As for the tricks Song Chen gave them, they could only introduce a small number.
But even so, because their pearls are of very good quality, there is still an endless stream of people coming to buy them. This has also set off a pearl trend in Shangjing City. Anyone with a certain status will rush to buy them, and there are even some
If you don’t have pearl jewelry, you will be looked down upon.
This further boosted Feng Lai Pavilion's business.
In just a few days, the threshold of Fenglai Pavilion has almost been trampled. The price of the pearl jewelry they sell is actually not cheap anymore. The price starts at 100 taels at the beginning. These kind of pearls are basically inlaid in hairpins.
Up.
There are also some strings of beads that are worth much more, often costing thousands of taels.
But this price will not affect their enthusiasm for buying. The shopkeeper of Fenglai Pavilion looked at the daily income and smiled so hard that he couldn't even close his mouth.
The eldest princess also asked him to report every day. Only one-third of the pearls were sold, and more than half of the money he spent on the pearls had been earned back.
The eldest princess was ready to enter the palace.
It was a coincidence that when she went there, she happened to meet someone from the Qintian Prison talking to the emperor about the weather conditions, but her brother-in-law didn't seem to take it to heart and said a few words casually.
, let Qin Tianjian continue to collect information from various places.
When the eldest princess saw this, she knew that the purpose of coming today could not be accomplished.
Anyway, this is the emperor's decision and has nothing to do with her.
After Qin Tianjian left, the emperor looked at his sister with a smile. Since the two made an agreement, the emperor did not feel any pressure at all when facing the eldest princess.
"Royal sister, why do you have time to come and see me today?"
The eldest princess smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I want to come see you every day, but you have so many things to do, and I don't want to waste your time. I am here today to give you a gift."
The emperor knows that the eldest princess has her own property. Her Fenglai Pavilion has been running quite well these years. He, the imperial sister, has also abided by the original agreement and has never gotten closer to any faction.
It is truly self-reliant.
"Your Majesty's stuff must be good stuff, you've got your heart set on it."
"I have to say that all the good things are with you, Brother Emperor. The best things in the world are naturally given to you, Brother Emperor. The things I present today are just rare, and I don't know if they will attract Brother Emperor's attention."
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As she spoke, the eldest princess handed the things in her hand to Manager Li who came down to pick them up.
This is a pearl she took with her after much hesitation when she went out today, the golden one.
In fact, this is her favorite one, but if it is to be presented to the emperor, only this color is the most suitable.
An exquisite box containing a golden pearl was presented to the emperor. The emperor smiled and took the box from Manager Li's hand. When he opened it, he was surprised even if he was the emperor.
"Royal sister, what is this?"
"Back to the Emperor, brother, this is a golden pearl. The Emperor's sister accidentally got it when she was collecting pearls recently. The Emperor's sister doesn't dare to hide such a thing."
After hearing this, the emperor looked at the pearl carefully. The Dongzhu that was paid tribute every year was not that big, but he had never seen a pearl with such a color. This pearl was undoubtedly the best in terms of color and size.
Excellent.
The eldest princess did not say that it was a gift from others. The emperor naturally thought that to get such a thing, the eldest princess must have spent a lot of money, and she was very happy at the moment.
"Your Majesty is interested, so I will accept this bead. Tell me, Your Majesty, what do you want?"
The eldest princess smiled and shook her head, "My sister is not offering pearls to ask for anything from you, my brother."
The emperor was even more happy when he heard this, "It's not that your sister asked me for it, it's because she is really willing to give it to me."
"That's not necessary."
The eldest princess pondered for a while, "I saw people from the Qintian Prison when I came in just now. Could it be that something good has happened recently?"
But the emperor frowned slightly, "What's the good thing? Those people in Qintian Prison have been full and have nothing to do. They are just talking scaremongering, so don't worry about them."
"But it has something to do with the weather?" the eldest princess asked again.
Now the emperor was not in a hurry to change the subject, "Why did the emperor say this?"
"Brother, you know that I have several Zhuangzi in my hands. I don't know what's going on. A few days ago, all the stewards from those Zhuangzi came to ask for a visit. They said that they haven't seen any rain since the beginning of winter. I'm afraid there will be no rain this year.
There will be a drought, and these stewards, whom I trust very much, are talking nonsense like this. It seems that I will find an excuse to replace them after I return."
The eldest princess said it very easily, but only she knew what these words meant.
If everything she said before had not been sorted out, the emperor would definitely have doubts about her true purpose of entering the palace.
Now that she said this, the emperor did not doubt her, but the emperor's face became more ugly, "You said that several Zhuangzi stewards have gone to look for you?"
The eldest princess nodded.
The emperor then thought of the Qintian Prison. This was not the first time they had discussed the weather.
"I have something else to do today, so I won't keep my imperial sister."
When the eldest princess saw this, she quickly said hello.
After leaving the palace, she couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the emperor was interested in this matter.
Over there, the emperor thought everything over carefully, and after asking a few people to come over, he became very serious.
It turns out that this is not only the case in Shangjing, but also in many other places.
One day, the emperor lost his temper in the royal study room, and even under such circumstances, he did not receive any information. After careful investigation, he found out that all these information had been suppressed by the newly appointed prime minister.
At that moment, the emperor scolded him a lot, and after he finished scolding, he directly asked the prime minister to go to various places to investigate.
These things have nothing to do with Song Chen. After changing her identity and entering the city again, she saw the popularity of Fenglai Pavilion every day. As for how much other people could earn, she was not jealous at all.
Anyway, she is doing a business without capital.
Now she has contacted several grain merchants privately and bought some grain from them at a high price. The transaction location was actually Baofeng County!
Song Chen rented a large warehouse in the county town specifically to store this grain.
Originally, those people didn't want to do this business, but the price Song Chen offered was really exciting. How could these people resist the temptation of money?
They say wealth is gained through risk, but even though they knew it was problematic, they still sold it.
As for the trading location, it is even more of a problem for them. As long as they don't transport food to the south, there will be no problem.
But they didn't know that Song Chen was just using them as a pretext. She also had more than one warehouse in Baofeng County. These warehouses were now filled with food, most of which she took out from the space.
Now I'm just waiting for Qiu An to bring someone over.
After going to Beijing to solve the food problem, Song Chen also came to Baofeng County. She left special marks along the way and had already written to inform them of these things.
Qiu An and the others did not dare to stop for a moment on the road. When they arrived, Cang Xiuxuan doubled the number of people as Song Chen said.
It would take almost two days for them to arrive, so Song Chen spent two days leisurely in Baofeng County.
When Qiu An and the others arrived, Song Chen took them through his warehouse here and assigned them tasks.
"All this food has to be transported back. There will definitely be many challenges on the way. I hope everyone can overcome it."
This time, the route given by Song Chen was not a regular route. She had her sights set on the border. In previous years, there would be such transactions. She directly asked people to take a detour. In order to ensure safety, she herself also walked all the way.